The Cecil Whig., 1887-07-16
Julia-always thought you were a little

Smittcn, Yes by both of them. If the
fool only knew that he was sitting, so to
speak, on IA volcano, he might go away.
lie did go away at last, and | relieved
my feelings by throwing the inkstand
INTO the fireplace, and kicking the waste
basket all around the room Leave on
Saturday. Good heavens and this was
Friday.
began to wonder if the water in the
Mississippi was cold-supposing one
could cut hole in the ioe-or if poison
were better, and had really worked my
self INTO comfortable sort of gloom,
when came that Internal boy again and
handed me a note which looked as if IL
had been kicked about in the streets for
a month. | knew the writing at once-it
was hers and IN my joy | gave the lad
fifty cents and told him he might have a
holiday next week, and go to his grand
mothers funeral-iaving dim idea that
he had once or twice asked leave of alb
sence for that purpose.
"My dear George" ran the note. 81
am locked up in my room and am crying
all the time. Aunt comes to the door
every hour and shouts, yes, shouts
through the keyhole: 'Iiave you heard
from George? You ought to see him with
a black eye. He is SO lovely-lt's SO be-
coming and other horrid things like
| that Sba is rninr tn TO l.
morrow, and carry me off to Europe, and
oh, George, shall die, | know l shall.
But must tell you how to see me once
more. She has promised Mrs. Smith
Jones Chat horrid womanD to go with
her and see that tobogging slide to-mor-
row, at II o'clock, and she is afraid to
leave me behind, and will be obliged to
take me with her! Do you understands?
This is our last chance, but what can we
do? We leave at o'clock, and my
cousin Tom will arrive about l to go
back with us and act as policeman on our
journey. Susan, the house maid, is going
to take the note to you. If it is little
stained and yellow don't mind as have
to send it out in the coffeepot with the
breakfast things, for aunt is the only
person who comes in the room-she
brings in all my meals herself. Good bye,
dear, dear George.
Your unhappy but loving JULIA.
p. S.-Of course there is no possible
use in my thinking anything could hap
pen-I wouldn't run away if l could but
| will take my jewelry with me.
P. 5. S.-I have promised Susan,
through the keyhole, that you will give
her 50.
| rushed into the outer office and the,e
sat Susan, pretty girl, whom hao often
seen flirting desperately with one of the
young clerks, who is really incorrigi ible
and has been caught making love to the
scrub-woman when other material failed.
He blushed on seeing me and dipped the
wrong end of the pen in the ink. | called
the girl into my Office and gave her SO
instead of 50, and heard all the particu
lars of Julia's imprisonment and how
Mrs. Jupp was abusing the whole house
hold and raising Cain generally. She
had deposited pail OF water and broom
in the hall behind the door and had given
stric. orders to the servants to summon
her instantly should l present myself
again at the house. Susan said it was
quite settled that the old lady would go
the toboggan slide the next day and take
her niece with her, and that they were
packing up everything and would leave
in the afternoon.
Tell Miss Julia Susan,' said l, "that
| will be there without fail, will wear my
toboggan suit as the old LADY, mean
Mrs. Jupp-may not recognize me in it
at first
Very well, said Susan, land if Miss
Julia's going down in one of them
things, I'd best tell her to put on thick
stockings"
looked at Susan, and Susan looked at
and borrowed s. with which in addition
to her capital the maiden departed smil-
Ing. Bright girl that Susan, | shall never
forget her.
We were in the height of the much
talked of Carnival" SO next day | ap-
peared in the uniform of the club to
which l belonged, painfully conscious
that my legs, particularly the lower half
of them clad in red stockings, were out
of proportion to the rest of my person,
which was much enlarged by the blanket
suit, sash, etc. AS to my feet they had
never Looked so large and clumsy, and
was disgusted at the effect.
The first thing did was to go to liv-
cry stable and make private and conf
dental arrangements, which had to do
with a fast team, good sleigh, and an
intelligent driver-one who knew the
city well and his business. | then got
my toboggan and started for the slide
where found hundreds of people already
congregated, some looking on, others
dashing down at railroad speed; one to-
boggan following another as fast as they
could manage. 1t was a long slide, over
a mile in length, and walk back to the
| starting was a slow and tedious matter.
| drew the toboggan on one side, and
keeping myself pretty well screened tlom
view, watched the various parties as they
came slowly up the hill laughing and
talking amp occasionally pauslng to en-
10y the sight. 1t was a beautiful day,
cool and clear with a bright sun shining
on the glittering snow, which flew into
the air like diamond dust before the to-
boggaus as they sped down down the
steep incline with their merry loads.
Suddenly | saw the hated corkscrew
curls of Mrs. Jupp as she sailed into view
closely watching my dearest girl, who
looked more charming than ever in spite
of her confinement and tears. The med
dlcsome Mrs. Smith Jones was with them
and evidently in the secret, for her lips
were pressed tightly together and she
glanced about her with the self conscious
ness of one who has duty to perform
and is ready for it at any moment and
prepared fer the worst. The party passed
close to me and distinctly heard Mrs.
Jupp say:
II assure you, my dear, the little
wretch abused me beyond belief. He ac-
tualiy called me"